Galium elegans
Wall. ex Roxb.
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Description
A herb. It can be climbing and 1 m long. It has a slender rootstock with purple underground stems or rhizomes. The stems are 4 angled. The leaves are in rings of 4. They are oval and 6-30 mm long by 3-20 mm wide. The fruit are small and round and 0.5 mm across.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant. In Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, China,
Synonyms
Several
Also Known As
Guo gan nuai
References (2)
- Cao, Y., et al, 2020, Ethnobotanical study on wild edible plants used by three trans-boundary ethnic groups in Jiangcheng County, Pu’er, Southwest China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2020) 16:66
- Zhang, L., et al, 2016, Ethnobotanical study of traditional edible plants used by the Naxi people during droughts. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 12:39
